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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

EV Connect

Leading auto dealers see that the near-term trend is electric and are adopting their businesses to sell more EVs. According to data from iseecars.com, Non-Tesla new car dealers selling electric vehicles in the U.S. Cox Automotive anticipates that the EV share of the US market will reach 10 percent. percent to 55.1

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Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Nissan plans to triple the current electric vehicle quick-charging infrastructure in the United States with the addition of at least 500 quick-charging stations in the next 18 months, including the greater Washington DC area’s first fast-charge network. Nissan outlined the strategy at the Washington Auto Show. Earlier post.)

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Nissan LEAF passes 25,000 sales mark in US

Green Car Congress

We’re seeing the adoption curve for EVs accelerate, and there is tremendous interest not only on the West Coast but in a number of new strongholds like Atlanta, Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, St. —Erik Gottfried, Nissan director of electric vehicle (EV) marketing and sales strategy. Louis and many more.

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Friendly Chevrolet’s Electrifying Success Launching an EV Charging Business

EV Connect

Friendly Chevrolet’s Innovative Heritage Since 1956, Friendly Chevrolet has been a fi xture of the Dallas automotive community. This family-owned dealership, under the stewardship of Mark Eddins since 1972, has been awarded Chevrolet’s dealer of the year and GM’s Mark of Excellence Award for the past 10 years.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. In Nashville, Nissan gives credit to a robust charging infrastructure and a core group of employee enthusiasts who raised awareness of the practicality of the vehicle in the market in 2011. Source: Nissan Click to enlarge.

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Keeping your Nissan LEAF?

Electric Auto Association

Both packs would require electrical modifications in the form of a CAN-bridge converter and adapter cable, but more on that later. The first order of business was to locate and purchase an aftermarket 40 kWh Gen2 LEAF battery pack, and the local Dallas salvage/car auction was just the place to do it.

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0 to 60 in a millisecond

Electric Auto Association

Spencer Rhoden’s interest in electric vehicles (EVs) began abruptly in his high school engineering class in Benton, Arkansas when he was in ninth grade. “We What the dealer did know about were the similarities between the Prime and the Tesla. “He I was in awe when we walked into the Tesla showroom in Dallas,” he continued.